DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

AND EMPLOYMENT
(DOLE)
OVERVIEW
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was established
as a small bureau in 1908 under the Department of Commerce
and Police.

Bureau of Labor was constituted as a Department by virtue of
Republic Act 4121.

It is the national government agency mandated to formulate
and implement policies and programs, and serve as the policy-
advisory arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and
employment.

OVERVIEW
Department Overview
Formed December 8, 1933
Headquarters
DOLE Building, Muralla corner General
Luna Streets, Intramuros, Manila
Annual budget 12.2 billion (2014)
Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz
Undersecretaries
Danilo P. Cruz (Undersecretary)
Hans Leo J. Cacdac (Undersecretary for
Labor Relations)
Lourdes M. Trasmonte (Undersecretary)
Rebecca Chato (Acting Undersecretary)
Kagawaran ng Paggawa
at Empleyo
OVERVIEW

Vision
Every Filipino worker attains full, decent and productive
employment.


Mission
To promote gainful employment opportunities, develop human
resources, protect workers and promote their welfare, and
maintain industrial peace.

OVERVIEW
This Department also:
facilitates the deployment of overseas Filipino workers
(OFWs)
helps the private sector in locating high value employment
opportunities
encouraging the visit of foreign governments and private
employers delegations to the Philippines; and
generate the right quality and quantity of workers needed by
the overseas labor markets.

STRATEGIC GOALS
The Department pursues four strategic goals:

1. A gainfully employed workforce
-workers enjoy gainful employment
2. A globally competitive workforce
-workers possess demand-driven skills and education
3. A secure workforce
-workers are accorded with fair and humane conditions of
work and social protection
4. A safe and healthy workforce
-workers enjoy a safe and health working environment


PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Job Search Assistance for Wage Employment
to increase the number of job seekers placed through
various employment exchange facilities and career
advocacy.

Capacity-building Program for Livelihood
to assist workers in making their entrepreneurial
undertakings grow into viable and sustainable
businesses and provide them and their families with
additional income.
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Social Partnership Promotion and Dispute Resolution
Program
to preserve employment through interventions that
promote harmonious and cooperative worker-employer
relations, enhance collective bargaining and expeditions
and fair resolutions of labor disputes, labor education,
and social dialogues.

Ensure Fair and Just Terms and Conditions of Employment
to protect workers rights at the local and overseas front
through compliance with general labor standards.

PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Occupational Safety and Health Program
to increase workers knowledge and skills on occupational
safety and health (OSH) at the workplace through
advocacy, enforcement and capacity-building to reduce
the number of workers with work-related accidents,
injuries and illnesses.

Social Protection and Welfare Program
to facilitate workers access and enrollment to social
security, especially the informal sector workers and
OFWs who are not usually covered by the social
protection schemes of the government.
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Professional Regulation, Technical-Vocational Education and
Training (TVET), and Productivity Programs
to enhance the competencies and employability of
workers through the provision of short-term courses in
various trades
Professional Regulation Commission
(PRC)
regulates and supervises the practice of
the professionals who constitute the
highly skilled manpower of the country
TVET Program
covers competitiveness assessment of
workers and graduates through skills
testing and certification
Productivity Program
assists entrepreneurs through the
provision of training and consultancy
services on productivity improvement
KEY FRONTLINE SERVICES
SIMPLE TRANSACTIONS:

A. Application for Alien Employment Permit
The Alien Employment Permit (AEP) is a permit issued to
a non-resident alien or foreign national seeking
admission to the Philippines for employment purposes.

B. Registration of Job Contractors and Sub-contractors
The Certificate of Registration of Job Contractors and
Sub-contractors is issued to persons, entities, companies
engaged in legitimate contracting and subcontracting
arrangements

KEY FRONTLINE SERVICES
C. Issuance of Authority to Recruit outside their Business
Address
The Authority to Recruit is issued to licensed PRPA
representative/s authorizing him/her to conduct
recruitment activities outside their business address as
specified in the authority.

D. Clearance to Conduct Jobs Fair
The Clearance to Conduct Jobs Fair is an authority issued
to the requesting entity to host or sponsor a job fair.
KEY FRONTLINE SERVICES
E. Application for Working Childs Permit
A Working Childs Permit is issued to any child below 15
years of age before he/she is allowed to commence
work.

F. Registration of Union
Union registration refers to the process of determining
whether the application for registration of a labor union
organized for collective bargaining, complies with the
documentary requirements prescribed under Rule 3 and
4 of DOLE Department Order No. 40-03 and the rules
implementing Book V of the Labor Code, as amended.
KEY FRONTLINE SERVICES
G. Registration of Workers Association
Workers Association registration refers to the process of
determining whether the application for registration of
such organization complies with the documentary
requirements prescribed under Rule 3 and 4 of DOLE
Department Order No. 40-03, as amended.

H. Registration of Collective Bargaining Agreement
The registration of Collective Bargaining Agreement
refers to the process of determining whether the
application for registration complies with the
requirements provided under DOLE Department Order
No. 40-03, as amended.
KEY FRONTLINE SERVICES
I. Certification from DOLE that Company Has No Pending / Has
Pending Case
The Certification is issued to stakeholders for bidding
purposes, renewal of license and withdrawal of escrow
deposit with respect to labor standards and POEA
appealed cases.
KEY FRONTLINE SERVICES
COMPLEX TRANSACTIONS:

A. Private Recruitment and Placement Agency License
This license is issued by the Department authorizing an
individual, partnership, corporation or entity to operate a
private recruitment and placement agency for local
employment.

B. Accreditation of Occupational Safety and Health Practitioners
It is issued to OSH Personnel and Training Organizations
to assist the Department in instituting new and update
existing programs to ensure safe and healthful working
conditions in all places of employment
KEY FRONTLINE SERVICES
C. Accreditation of Co-Partner
It is the acceptance by the DOLE of the NGO, PO,
Government Organization (GO) or Local Government Unit
(LGU) to implement the formers project after proper
verification and validation of required documents.

D. Application for Livelihood Project Assistance
Access to livelihood fund assistance thru any of the
DOLEs programs/projects requires an accreditation of
co-partners: Non-Governmental Organizations/Peoples
Organizations (NGOs/POs), Government Organizations
(GOs) or Local Government Units (LGUs).
DOWNLOADABLE FORMS
Key Frontline Services Requirements:
http://www.dole9.org/citizencharter.php?c

Alien Employment Permit Form
Application Form for Accreditation, OSH Practitioner, Consultant
BP 600-A GAD Accomplishment
BP 600-GAD Plan and Budget
Congressional Migrant Workers Scholarship Program (Form-A)
Establishment Termination Report (RKS Form 5)
National Manpower Registry
OFW Info Sheet
(http://www.dole.gov.ph/pages/view/14)

REFERENCES
http://www.dole.gov.ph/pages/view/7
http://www.dole.gov.ph/files/DOLE%20Citizen's%20Charter.pdf
QUIZ
1. DOLE stands for?
2. Where is the DOLE Headquarters is located?
3. Bureau of Labor was constituted as a
Department by virtue of what Republic Act?
4. Who is the DOLE Secretary?
5-8. Enumerate DOLEs four strategic goals.
9 PRC stands for?
10. Draw DOLEs logo.